Grant from the Pulitzer Prizes to Support Story in the Public Square
Newport, RI – The Pell Center is part of the winning team of a $45,739 grant from the Pulitzer Prize
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Story in the Public Square
“Story in the Public Square” is a year-round initiative to study and celebrate public storytelling. It features an annual conference, lectures, awards and student contests, as well as original scholarship about public storytelling and how those stories can affect the public debate.
Story in the Public Square is a partnership between the Pell Center and The Providence Journal, and is directed by visiting fellow G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center executive director Jim Ludes.
Spring 2016 Lecture Series Announced
The first event is a screening of “This Changes Everything” on January 26, 2016
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Racial tension, explosion of nativism: The 2015 Pell Center National Story of the Year
Newport, R.I. – The resurgence of racial tension across the United States and the explosion of nativism in American politics
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Pell Center Names Pawsox as 2015 Rhode Island Story of the Year
NEWPORT, R.I. – The sale of the Pawtucket Red Sox and the team’s possible move from that city, potentially to
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Podcast: G. Wayne Miller
Executive Director Jim Ludes and Visiting Fellow G. Wayne Miller discuss “Car Crazy: The Battle for Supremacy between Ford and Olds and the Dawn
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A Sneak Peek of Story in the Public Square on RI PBS
Go behind the scenes as the Pell Center tapes the pilot episodes of “Story in the Public Square,” scheduled to
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Pell Center Tapes Pilot Episodes of “Story in the Public Square” TV Show
The Pell Center at Salve Regina University has announced its latest undertaking—a talk show that interviews today’s best storytellers about their creative process and how their stories impact public understanding and policy.
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Lisa Genova: Neuroscientist, Best Selling Author, Advocate and 2015 Pell Center Prize Winner
NEWPORT, R.I.—Lisa Genova is on a mission. The Harvard-trained neuroscientist and author of four best-selling novels, including Still Alice and
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Story Day is the annual conference for Story in the Public Square, a partnership between the Pell Center and The
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